Unit of Study LAWS2024 Commercial Law (2024)

Future students:
T: 1800 626 481
E: Email your enquiry here

Current students:
Contact: Faculty of Business, Law and Arts

Students studying at an education collaboration:
Please contact your relevant institution

Show me unit information for year

View previous years of our units

Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

LEGL1001 - Legal Research and Writing AND LEGL1005 - Legal Process OR LEGL1004 - Australian Legal System

Unit description

Addresses the fundamental principles governing commercial law. Focuses on the common law and statutory principles relating to commercial transactions, including the sale of goods, e-commerce, credit law, agency and insurance. Also discusses other related areas, including the law of trusts, partnerships, bankruptcy and bailment.

Unit content

Module 1: Agency & Partnerships
Module 2: Sale of Goods and Bailment
Module 3: Credit Law and Guarantees
Module 4: Insurance
Module 5: Trusts and Bankruptcy
Module 6: E-commerce and Business Ethics

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1	Term1

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

explain the benefits of ethics within the context of commercial law

demonstrate an understanding and evaluate the different issues of commercial law

demonstrate a high level of understanding and application of the legal principles governing the sale of goods; bailments; credit transactions and guarantees; e-commerce; insurance and bankruptcy

demonstrate skills in legal research, critical analysis and the written presentation of research and argument.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Case study	40%
Case study	60%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Case study	40%
Case study	60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Turner, C & Trone, J, 2023, Australian Commercial Law, 34th edn, Law Book Co, Australia. ISBN: 9780455246710.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.

Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full-fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees.

Find out more for domestic fees